PowerPoint. Everyone’s used it, everyone’s heard of it, and a lot of people are pretty tired of it. Have you found yourself seeking an exciting new angle to approach your presentations from? If so, try these five fresh PowerPoint alternatives on for size.

There is a evil side of Google which revealed itself in the Filter Bubble, invasion of privacy, the lack of transparency, in the monopoly induction of behavior and especially in what is happening in the search environment.

People who use Google are given the impression that they are interacting with the data out there, but they are actually interacting with Google and its view of the world.

"They are prediction engines that constantly refine a theory about who you are and what you are going to do or want next. Together, they create an universe of data for each one of us."

"In a 2010 paper published in the Scientific American journal, Tim Berners-Lee warned about companies developing ever more “closed” products and “data islands”.

"Morville, in his book Search Patterns, says that the first and second results receive 80% of attention. The vertical approach suggests to the user the idea of a single result that fully answers the question, enclosing possibilities and preventing alternative realization."

Or in other words, is our acceptance of what we see in search results eroding our ability (or willingness) to consider alternatives and employ critical thinking?

The Library Learning Commons is happy to share with everyone the newest additions to our collections. We now have over 3800 IT/Technical and Office/Desktop videos available through our Books 24X7 online database.

Hi everyone! We've made it to the end of another quarter–and another academic year! The Library-Learning Commons will be open for limited hours during the break as follows: Friday June 21st: 7:30-4. Monday June ...

A new social learning community wants to start generating the world's largest brainstorm. WikiBrains is on a path to do just that. The post Want To Be Part Of The World’s Largest Brainstorm? appeared first on Edudemic.

Students are online all day long. Here are a few ways to keep them civil: just a few online discussion tips for students to keep the conversation going. The post 5 Online Discussion Tips For Students appeared first on Edudemic.

The New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL) released findings on Wednesday of a three-year study conducted by the Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) at Rutgers University, which explored the values of...

Beyond the stacks Chicago Tribune Space. Walk into Arlington Heights Memorial Library, whose renovations were completed this year, and you'll see an expansive, open space. Several dividing walls have been removed.

As education technology has evolved, so, too, have the kinds of digital tools that school librarians use with their students. More than 750 school librarians responded to SLJ’s survey, representing K–12 public and private schools across the country.

In the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District, library staff are often the front-line response for technical troubleshooting. Librarians also introduce teachers to new educational technology tools and strategies, help instruct students in those tools, and offer training to help both teachers and student improve their technology skills and know-how.

It's summer and a fabulous time to kickstart your PLN (Personal Learning Network) using the power of social media and your colleagues. The post 3 Ways to Kickstart Your PLN this Summer appeared first on Edudemic.

Design Crush: Dine-In Libraries. June 20, 2013. I have a crush on built-in bookcases in all rooms, home offices of course, living rooms, family rooms, and bedrooms too. Another place I love to see bookcases is situated in formal dining rooms ...

Uncommon Learning: Creating a Learning Commons in Your School. June 18, 2013 by chsturgeon · Here's a link to my presentation for the t.i.c.l. conference in Storm Lake, Iowa. And here's a picture of me with Doug Johnson, of Blue Skunk ...

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